Temples in Ujjain
Ujjain is a city of temples, and they are not interchangeable — one opens at 3 AM for a ritual performed nowhere else in India, another offers liquor as prasad. Here is each of them, with timings and what to expect.
6 places · 28 photos
The lord of time — self-manifested, south-facing, and awake before the city.
- Darshan3:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Bhasma Aarti~4:00 AM · pass needed
The Kotwal of Ujjain — where liquor is the offering, and it disappears.
- Open6:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Location~8 km · Shipra banks
The goddess who, by legend, gave Kalidasa his words.
- SignificanceShaktipith — Garh Kalika
- Associated withThe poet Kalidasa
Held to be the birthplace of Mars — and a fixed point in ancient Indian astronomy.
- SignificanceBirthplace of Mangal (Mars)
- Known forBhaat puja for Mangal dosha
White marble, a gold altar and evening kirtan — the calmest darshan in the city.
- DeitiesSri Sri Radha Madan Mohan
- EntryFree
All eight forms of Ganesha under one roof, carved in red sandstone.
- Dedicated toAshtavinayak — 8 forms of Ganesha
- ArchitectureCarved red sandstone
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